A parcel bomb exploded at an insurance company's office in the central French town of Montluçon on Monday, injuring one person, authorities said. German insurance company Allianz said it "condemns in the strongest possible terms any act of violence or criminal behaviour directed against its employees, operations, or assets" but gave no indication of the motive behind the attack. The item exploded as letters and parcels were being collected from the office mailbox, the regional government said in a statement.
A number of Allianz offices across Europe and Asia were vandalised in the past 24 hours in a coordinated wave of actions that campaigners say coincided with the renewal of Allianz's alleged insurance contract with the Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems and the anniversary of the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Sources have said that Allianz Ireland has no relationship with Elbit.
